In 1949, the newly established First, Second, Third, and Fourth Field Armies, led by Mr. Peng, Liu Shuai, One of the Ten Marshals, Mr. Chen, and President Lin, participated in the battle to liberate the whole country, so these four field armies were also known as the four major field armies on the liberation battlefield.
At the beginning of its establishment, the First Field Army led by Mr. Peng only had two corps, but later, after the Battle of Taiyuan, the superiors transferred the 18th Corps and the 19th Corps to the First Field Army. As a result, the First Field Army, which originally had only two corps, also had four corps. The corps were numbered 1st, 2nd, 18th and 19th Corps. The commander of the corps was Wang Zhen, Xu Guangda, Zhou Shidi, Yang Dezhi and other four generals.
So, of the four corps led by Ichino, which one had the most tenacious fighting style? Friends who may be familiar with the history of the Liberation War know that the First Corps led by General Wang Zhen liberated a wide area. After the liberation of Lanzhou, the corps advanced toward Xinjiang and devoted itself to liberating the largest area of China's province. Along the way, we climbed over high mountains, crossed sparsely populated grasslands, overcame the harshest environment, reached Xinjiang in the shortest possible time, and completed the combat tasks entrusted to the First Corps by our superiors.
Although Tao Zhiyue in Xinjiang chose to revolt, as a larger area of Xinjiang, there are still many places that are not very stable. Subsequently, the First Corps was thrown into battles such as counterinsurgency and banditry in various parts of Xinjiang. You must know that this area is different from other regions, and it is difficult to suppress bandits and suppress rebellion, and at the same time, it is necessary to abide by local customs and customs. As the first corps of our army, in such a special environment, it can successfully complete the liberation of Xinjiang, which shows that the corps is not only tenacious in fighting style, but also able to bear hardships and stand hard work, even if it is a harsh environment, it can be defeated.
The Second Field Army led by Liu Shuai had only three corps on the battlefield of liberation. The corps was named the Third Corps, the Fourth Corps, and the Fifth Corps, and the corps commanders were Chen Xilian, Chen Geng, and Yang Yong. All three were the generals of our army during the Liberation War. Three corps, each with an ace army under its command. The number one ace unit of the Third Corps was the Twelfth Army, the ace unit under the Fourth Corps was the Thirteenth Army, and the ace unit under the Fifth Corps was the 16th Army. Coincidentally, the ace army of these three corps, after years of cutting and reorganization, has retained its title to this day, becoming one of the existing 13 group armies.
However, I personally believe that General Chen Geng's Fourth Corps is the Second Field Army, the most tenacious fighting style of ace corps. This corps is not only the tenacious fighting style of the 13th Army, but also the 14th Army is also an ace unit with a tenacious fighting style in the history of our army, with the title of Jungle Tiger Army, which is on a par with the 13th Army. There is also the 15th Army under the command of the corps, the fighting style is also very tenacious, in the famous Battle of Shangganling, the 15th Army with a tenacious will to fight, defended Shangganling, played a military prestige. Therefore, the Fourth Corps is the Second Field Army, the most tenacious fighting style of one of the ace corps.
The Third Field Army, led by Mr. Chen, also had four corps on the battlefield of liberation. The corps were numbered seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth corps. Of these four corps, the Ninth Corps was known as the Ace Corps of Mino, and the Twentieth Army and the Twenty-seventh Army were the number one ace units of the Third Field Army. In particular, in 1950, the superiors transferred the 23rd Army and the 26th Army to the Ninth Corps. And these two armies are also ace units with a tenacious fighting style. In this way, the lineup of the Ninth Corps was even stronger, becoming the number one ace regiment of the Third Field Army, and its fighting style was very tenacious.
The Fourth Field Army, led by Lin Zong, also had four corps on the battlefield of liberation. They were the 12th Corps, the 13th Corps, the 14th Corps, and the 15th Corps. Of the four corps, the 12th Corps was the 40th Army. The number one ace under the 13th Corps was the 38th Army. The number one ace under the 14th Corps was the 39th Army, the 41st Army. The number one ace under the 15th Corps was the 43rd Army. These five units were known as the five main forces of the Fourth Field Army.
The 14th Corps had two main forces, and the 39th Army and the 41st Army fought very tenaciously. The 42nd Army of the Corps may not have been the number one main force of the Fourth Field Army during the Liberation War, but the army performed well in the later period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, becoming one of the ten aces of the Volunteer Army. It is precisely because of this that after many years of reduction and reorganization, the three corps under the fourteenth corps (the 39th, 41st, and 42nd armies) have been preserved intact and become one of the thirteenth army group today.